Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 19.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
19.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2007
All-time low
19.9%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015

051015202007201120152007: 19.9 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 19.9 %2010: 19.9 %2011: 19.9 %2012: 19.9 %2013: 19.9 %2014: 19.9 %2015: 19.9 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 19.9% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 19.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2007.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 3
2010s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 83 Burkina Faso 21.1% compare
  2. 84 Senegal 20.5% compare
  3. 85 Uganda 20.0% compare
  4. 87 Niger 19.8% compare
  5. 88 Angola 19.1% compare
  6. 89 South Sudan 18.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea?
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea was 19.9% in 2015, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.